Scripture Blog

This weblog is my personal online scripture journal. I try to read the scriptures each morning as I exercise on my cross-trainer. It has a great impact on my life and my testimony of the Savior and his restored church. The journal is really for my own benefit but I have set it up as a web log in hopes to benefit anyone else that may be interested. "For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost..." 1 Nephi 10:19

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Isaiah 41

After describing that anciently, most of the people chose to be idol worshippers, the Lord tells us -

"But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
9 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away."  (Old Testament | Isaiah 41:8 - 9)

Obviously, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob chose God over idols of nothingness.  It is to their righteous posterity the Lord instructs -

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."  (Old Testament | Isaiah 41:10)

These words remind of a verse in "How Firm a Foundation".

Adding to these words -

"For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."  Old Testament | Isaiah 41:13)

The right hand is our "covenant" hand.  I believe the Lord is suggesting that He will lead us by covenants.  And thus -

"Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel."  (Old Testament | Isaiah 41:14)

...which teaches that the Savior, "our Redeemer", is the great Jehovah.

Just another thought.  When Isaiah refers to trees such as -

"I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:"  (Old Testament | Isaiah 41:19)

...I understand he is refering to people.  Thus is the last days, all ethnic people shall be part of the House of Israel.